The leading opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has declared a seven-day mourning for the victims of Plateau killings.
No fewer than 86 people were killed at the weekend by some suspected herdsmen in some communities in Plateau State.
In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP directed that its flags at all its offices and formation should fly at half mast during the period of mourning.
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The party urged the people of Plateau State to exercise their rights as global citizens, work with other public-spirited Nigerians and groups and take President Muhammadu Buhari and his government to the International Court of Justice.
The government, the leading opposition party said, should be held responsible for acting helpless in the face of continuous mass killings in the country.
“The PDP firmly holds that the life of every Nigerian is sacred. All Nigerians must be protected whether they are Birom, Basange, Igbira, Tiv, Idoma, Hausa, Igbo, Fulani, Gbagyi, Yoruba or from any other tribe whatsoever.
“The fundamental duty of government all over the world is the protection of lives and we can no longer afford to continue to fold our hands while compatriots are daily hacked down by marauders.”
